Combination walking-stick and stool.



No. 757,776. PATEN'I'ED APR. 19, 1904. NOLA PE RUSSELL.

COMBINATION WALKING STICK AND STOOL.

APPLICATION rnnn P125, 1903.

no 10min.

thereof.

UNITED STATES Patented April 19, 1904.3

NOLA FE RUSSELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION WALKING-STICK AND STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,776, dated April 19, 1904.

Application filed September 25,1903. Serial No. 174,545. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOLA FE RUSSELL, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Walking-Sticks and Stools; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel combined walking-stick and stool of that class wherein the legs or standards of the stool are capable of being folded and made to assume the form of a walking-stick and to be unfolded and combined with a suitable seat member to form a stool.

The object of the invention is to produce a compact device of this character in which the principal parts or legs of the stool may take on the form of a sightly and serviceable walking-stick and the seat member may be readily carried in the pocket and the parts of which may be readily assembled to constitute a strong and durable stool.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly point-f ed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view with parts broken away of the parts of the device their fiat faces together, so that when folded parallel with each other the two legs of each pair constitute a complete cylindric section. The two cylindric sections thus formed are fitted end to end, as will hereinafter more fully Fig. 4 is a bottom plan'view ofthe"v Fig. 5 is a cross appear,'to constitute the walking-stick. The hinge-pin B is shaped to suit a special use, as will hereinafter more fully appear. In the form of pin herein shown, Figs. 2 and 6, it is provided with a screw-threaded end I) and an apertured head I), the screw passing through an opening in the inner one of each pair of legs and having screw-threaded engagement with an opening in the outer leg.

The seat member A is desirably made of sheet metal-such, for instance, as aluminiumand is made flat on its top and is provided on its under side with marginal end and side strengthening-flanges a. Said seat member is provided transversely across its under side at each end thereof with plates A A, which are provided with transversely-separated staggered openings at, adapted to receive the upper ends of the cross-legs B, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Said plates A are riveted or otherwise securely fastened to the flanges a of the seat plate or member. The upper and lower ends of the legs are cut at an oblique inclination to the longitudinal axis of the legs, so that the lower ends of the legs properly fit on the floor or other supportingsurface for the stool and the upper ends thereof firmly against the under face of the seat plate or member. I

C designates a brace by which the legs are firmly connected with the seat-plate. Said brace is made of wire and is provided at its ends with hooks c, as shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 4, which engage the apertured heads of the hinge-pins B of the legs. Said brace is made of general V shape, the apex or closed part being elongated and flattened, as clearly shown at c in Figs. 2 and 4. Said central or closed part of the brace is adapted to engage with a notch formed between the under face of the seat-plate and'a block D, at tached to the under surface of the plate, said block being beveled on its upper face and the closed or central part of the brace passing between the said beveled portion of the block and lower face of the plate, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3.

In assembling the parts thelegs of each pair are opened into their crosswise positions, and

their upper ends are fitted into the notches a of the plates A of the seat member. Thereafter the hooks c of the brace C are engaged with the apertured heads of the hinge-pins B of the legs, and said brace is then swung upwardly in a manner to engage the closed central part thereof with the notch between said block D and the seat-plate. The brace is made of such length that it is put under tension when it is brought into the position described, so as to hold the pairs of legs a proper distance apart and preventing the free ends of the legs from swinging together or collapsing. The brace has the further function of preventing separation of the legs from the seat-plate when the stool is set up and is handled, and in this sense constitutes a tension supporting member. When the brace is not in use, it-is placed on the underside of the seat-plate in the manher shown in Fig. 4, with the hooked ends under one of the side flanges a and the closed central part thereof engaged with a notch formed in a block E on the side of the seat-plate remote from the block D. The width of the brace relatively to that of the plate is such the adjacent ends of said parts or sections.

The upper and lower ends of the walking-stick are provided with tips or thimbles F F, respectively, to give a finished appearance thereto and to protect the ends of the same. It will be seen that the legs of my improved stool when they assume the position shown in Fig. 1 constitute a sightly and serviceable walkingstick,and the seat-plate, which is made of light material, may be readily carried in the pocket.

When the service of a stool is desired, it may be quickly made up by first separating the two parts of the walking-stick, removing the tips or thimbles F F therefrom, spreading or opening the legs of each pair, and thereafter fitting the upper ends thereof to the seat-plate and connecting the same by means of the brace C in themanner before described. When so set up, the stoolis very firm and is capable of supporting a heavy weight relatively to its own weight.

I claim as m invention 1. The combination with a seat member and two pairs of legs, the legs of each pair being hinged together between their ends so as to be capable of being folded side by side or opened in crosswise relation, means for attaching the upper ends of said legs to the seat member, a brace extending between and attached to said pairs of legs and with the seat member in a manner to lock said legs to the seat member and to brace the legs from swinging toward each other.

, 2; The combination with a seat member and two pairs of legs or standards, the legs of each pair being hinged between their ends so as to be capable of being folded side by side or opened in crosswise relation, saidseat mem-- ber being provided on its under side at each end thereof with laterally-separated, staggered sockets to receive the upper ends of the stand ards and a brace connected at its opposite ends with said legs or standards, and detachably connected at its central portion with the seat member.

3. The combination with a seat member and two pairsof legs or'standards, hinge-pins for hinging the legs of'each pair together in a manner to be folded side by side or opened in crosswise relation, laterally-separated, staggered sockets on the under side of the seat to receive the upper ends of said legs, and a brace having detachable connection at its opposite ends withsaid hinge-pins and adapted for detachable connection with the seat member.

i. The combination with a seat member and two pairs of legs, hinge-pins for hinging together the legs of each pair, whereby they may be closed side by side or opened in crosswise relation, said-hinge-pins being provided at their inner ends with apertures and a brace provided at its ends with hooks which enter said apertures, said seat member being provided with a notch adapted to receive the central part of said brace.

5. The combination with a seat member and two pairs of legs, the legs of each pair being hinged between theirends ina manner to be capable of beingfolded side by side or opened in crosswise relation, the upper ends of the legs of each pair being cut obliquely, at opposing angles, to the longitudinal axes of the legs,

so as to fit the under side of the seat member" when opened in crosswise relation, and a brace extending between the pairs of legs and detachably connected therewith and with the seat member.

6. The combination with the seat member A, the two pairs oflegs B B hinged together by pins B, and the brace C having hooks at its ends which engage said apertured hinge-- ITO of two witnesses, this ltth day of September,

NOLA FE RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. HALL, TAYLOR E. BROWN. 

